Applications are now being accepted for the Miss Butler County USA Pageant to be held Nov. 20 at the Butler Days Inn.

To be eligible, applicants must be 17 to 26 by Feb. 1, reside in Butler County or attend a college or state-approved school within Butler County.

Contestants will be judged on poise, personality, stage presence and overall appearance.

The winner of the pageant will receive a shopping spree and free entry into the Miss Pennsylvania USA Pageant.

For information or to apply, call 724-287-0576 or 724-287-3576. Applications are due Oct. 27.

A 2006 Mercedes Benz C230 sports sedan will be awarded during a raffle Friday at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Denim and Diamonds gala event at the Butler Country Club.Cost for admission, which includes a raffle ticket, is $125. Doors open at 6:45 p.m.Proceeds will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.To purchase tickets, call 800-726-2873 or visit Butler Florist on Wayne Street.

The following fall festivals are planned:Fall festival and family football kick-off, 12:30 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Cranberry Community United Presbyterian Church, 2662 Rochester Road, Cranberry Township.Event includes pumpkin sale, hay and pony rides, food and bake sales and costume contest. For more information, call 724-776-5310.Oktoberfest, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Perry Highway Evangelical Lutheran Church, 11403 Perry Highway, Wexford. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for children 4 to 10 and free for children 3 and younger.The event will include a German buffet, German music, country store and bakery. For reservations or takeout orders, call 724-935-1226.

A discussion of the new food pyramid guidelines will be offered at 7 p.m. tonight at the Mars Area Public Library.Jeff Mustovic, a pharmacist at Evans City Pharmacy, will present the free talk.For more information, call 724-625-9048.

CHICORA - A used book sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Chicora United Methodist Church, 203 Central Ave.Reading tables, muffins and tea will be available.

HARMONY - The Seneca Valley High School Marching Band will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner and a Chinese auction from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Seneca Valley High School cafeteria.Proceeds from the event benefit the band and auxiliary groups.

HARMONY - Seneca Valley JROTC students will present a donation to the Nathan's Battle Foundation during a public ceremony at 10:40 a.m. Thursday in the senior high school gymnasium.The funds are being donated on behalf of Zachary Balog, a Cranberry Township youth who has Batten disease, a fatal childhood disease causing mental impairment, loss of sight and motor skills and seizures.The funds were raised during a charity car cruise.For more information, call 724-452-6040.

The Rainbow Animal Refuge will host a fund-raising costume party from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the Elks Lodge in Butler.Live music, a snack buffet and prizes will be featured. Cost is $8.For information, call 724-287-8334.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 218 E. Jefferson St., will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.For more information, call 724-287-1869.Notices, in writing, of festivals, fundraising events, newly elected officers and other news from clubs and nonprofit groups should be sent to the Focus department one week in advance of the event. Items should include the name and phone number of the person providing the information and be sent to Focus, Butler Eagle, P.O. Box 271, Butler, PA 16003.